Tumen River Bridge

Hunchun Quanhe Tumen River Bridge, from a roadside park on the Chinese side

The Tumen River Bridge (Chinese: 图们江大桥) is a bridge over the Tumen River, connecting Hunchun City, Jilin Province, China, with Sonbong-guyok, Rason, North Korea. It was built in 1938 by the Japanese Empire and is 535.2 metres (1,756 ft) long and 6.6 metres (22 ft) wide.[citation needed] It is located at Quanhedao where the Quan River meets the Tumen River.

In February 1997, tourist access across the bridge was allowed.[1] A new bridge over the Tumen River is currently in the planning stage.[2]

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  1. ^ Davies, Ian (2000). Regional CO-Operation in Northeast Asia The Tumen River Area Development Program, 1990-2000: In Search of a model for regional economic co-operation in Northeast Asia. North Pacific policy papers, 4. Vancouver: Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia. ISBN 978-0-88865-740-4.
  2. ^ "New Tumen River Bridge Is Planned" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.

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